We all need to tune our skis more, but it's understandably easy to put off, or simply ignore completely. But, while we're all waiting for snow to pile up and chairlifts to start spinning this ...
As ski season kicks into gear, lots of people eagerly grab their boards and race up to the slopes. They’re leaving performance behind. Ski tunes can be as simple as doing a wax and an edge, or involve ...
Nick Kettinger works with the Godfather of Tuning Rob White at Buzz’s. “They’re the fastest tunes around,” he says. “It’s a secret Schleper recipe that’s been handed down through the generations. We ...
Back when I was a college racer, I remember a girlfriend finding me in my kitchen with a pair of skis on the table, an iron in my hand and a big red block of Toko wax. “What are you doing?” she asked.
I was first introduced to ski tuning as a young child skiing home from my local hill. Along the path home, we had to cross backyards, sidewalks, alleys and a couple of streets, the busiest of which ...
In the third episode of a four-part series on home ski tuning technique, Matt Hupperts of the Edgeworks discusses waxing strategies. Ski waxes vary wildly in price, from $15 for basic waxes to over ...
The basement of Radio Boardshop is stacked floor-to-ceiling with snowboards, new and old, brandishing various levels of scratches and core shots. With the shadow of opening day looming nearer by the ...
CLARKSTON, Mich. (WXYZ) — Racing and recreational skiers alike will perform better on precisely tuned skis, and precisely tuning a ski requires state-of-the-art ...
The first time Michael Walsh emerged from the Eisenhower Tunnel and looked out at the crop of mountains that make up the Summit County area, he knew that he had found his new home. Originally born in ...